Snowdon and Yr Aran from Nant Gwynant (Watkin path upwards)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.49 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,160 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 4,160 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,725 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 356 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 3 hours 40 minutes
- Time
- 4 hours 25 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2657
- Uploaded
- June 18, 2022
- Recorded
- June 2022
near Nant Gwynant, Wales (United Kingdom)
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Nice journey towards Snowdon starting from Nant Gwynant car park.
I was suggested the Watkin route because you walk along a valley and waterfalls. Excellent decision.
The path is well marked during all the way.
The last 500 m, upwards, are quite steep.
For going down I decided to take Rhyd Du path downwards and come back to the valley across the other mountain ridge towards Yr Aran. Once again very easy to follow the path (Just when I was going down after crossing the Yr Aran sheep fence, while walking next to the stone wall I came down too early (about 100m before the path) but rejoined again just some 300m after next to the copper mines)).
Be careful!! The weather in the mountain can change very swiftly!
In my case was sunny day that evolved in very foggy day.
I was suggested the Watkin route because you walk along a valley and waterfalls. Excellent decision.
The path is well marked during all the way.
The last 500 m, upwards, are quite steep.
For going down I decided to take Rhyd Du path downwards and come back to the valley across the other mountain ridge towards Yr Aran. Once again very easy to follow the path (Just when I was going down after crossing the Yr Aran sheep fence, while walking next to the stone wall I came down too early (about 100m before the path) but rejoined again just some 300m after next to the copper mines)).
Be careful!! The weather in the mountain can change very swiftly!
In my case was sunny day that evolved in very foggy day.
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